1) The art and science of map making is called
a) Remote Sensing
b) Cartography
c) Photogrammetry
d) Mapping
2) The age of the Earth can be determined by
a) Geological Time Scale
b) Radio-Metric Dating
c) Gravity method
d) Fossilization method
3) Who coined the word ‘Geography’?
a) Ptolemy
b) Eratosthenese
c) Hecataus
d) Herodatus
4) Which one of the following is the guardian of Fundamental Rights ?
a) Legislature
b) Executive
c) Political parties
d) Judiciary
5) Who discovered cement?
a) Agassit
b) Albertus Magnus
c) Joseph Aspdin
d) Janseen
6) The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was
a) Vishnu Gupta
b) Upa Gupta
c) Brahma Gupta
d) Brihadratha
7) “Economics is what it ought to be.” — This statement refers to
a) Normative economics
b) Positive economics
c) Monetary economics
d) Fiscal economics
8) Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse ?
a) Lord Ripon
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Bentinck
d) Lord Curzon
9) Who among the following was an illiterate ?
a) Jahangir
b) Shah Jahan
c) Akbar
d) Aurangazeb
10) The Lodi dynasty was founded by
a) Ibrahim Lodi
b) Sikandar Lodi
c) Bahlol Lodi
d) Khizr Khan
Answers
1.b
2.b
3.b
4.d
5.c
6.b
7.a
8.b
9.c
10.c
1.b
2.b
3.b
4.d
5.c
6.b
7.a
8.b
9.c
10.c
